Cathy Bowden
@cathybowden.bsky.social
British living in the Czech Republic. ELT teacher, fan of The Archers and many podcasts and occasional knitter.
No, thank you for making them!
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
No, thank you for making them!
It's like when Susan says she's not one to gossip.
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's like when Susan says she's not one to gossip.
That sounds upper middle class to me. The lower middle class is quite different!
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
That sounds upper middle class to me. The lower middle class is quite different!
Here too, plus Hepatitis A.
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here too, plus Hepatitis A.
To be fair, Bratislava (under the name of Pressburg) was the Austro-Hungarian capital for a while.
September 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
To be fair, Bratislava (under the name of Pressburg) was the Austro-Hungarian capital for a while.
I think you may need a bow tie to be a grandee.
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I think you may need a bow tie to be a grandee.
People's Front of Judea! Splitters!
September 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
People's Front of Judea! Splitters!
People keep forgetting that providing education to students from other countries is an export and earns money for the country.
September 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
People keep forgetting that providing education to students from other countries is an export and earns money for the country.
You're no fun, spoiling the conspiracy theories!
August 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
You're no fun, spoiling the conspiracy theories!
The B-list bras deserve an outing once in a while!
August 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The B-list bras deserve an outing once in a while!
I'm pretty sure they'll find a tempo home for the village shop. Maybe the village hall? Or part of the pub?
July 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I'm pretty sure they'll find a tempo home for the village shop. Maybe the village hall? Or part of the pub?
Found the story, that Juliane de Fontevrault sounds like quite the feisty character.
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Found the story, that Juliane de Fontevrault sounds like quite the feisty character.
Agreed, also a lesson not to believe first appearances when your dodgy brother is trying to cast aspersions at your girl.
I resaw this film recently and it's joyous!
I resaw this film recently and it's joyous!
June 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Agreed, also a lesson not to believe first appearances when your dodgy brother is trying to cast aspersions at your girl.
I resaw this film recently and it's joyous!
I resaw this film recently and it's joyous!
She'd have to be very optimistic to think Peggy would leave her anything.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
May 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
She'd have to be very optimistic to think Peggy would leave her anything.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
10% on the British Indian Ocean Territory, that's Diego Garcia, isn't it? AFAIK it's mainly occupied by a US military base.
April 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
10% on the British Indian Ocean Territory, that's Diego Garcia, isn't it? AFAIK it's mainly occupied by a US military base.
Maybe he just realised that there's a good chance Mark Carney's Liberals will win the election and that his antics have made that more likely.
Too much to hope for?
Too much to hope for?
March 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Maybe he just realised that there's a good chance Mark Carney's Liberals will win the election and that his antics have made that more likely.
Too much to hope for?
Too much to hope for?
It was a lovely early spring in many ways. This was some early blossom that I saw on 16th March 2020. Which was the first day of full lock down here in Prague.
March 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It was a lovely early spring in many ways. This was some early blossom that I saw on 16th March 2020. Which was the first day of full lock down here in Prague.
That's sad, this the only way I know what's going on in the less serious papers. Thank you for the entertainment.
March 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
That's sad, this the only way I know what's going on in the less serious papers. Thank you for the entertainment.
If the person's managers didn't realise, then either they didn't have enough work to do or they were being incredibly efficient. This could be a story about how much more effective WFH is.
March 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If the person's managers didn't realise, then either they didn't have enough work to do or they were being incredibly efficient. This could be a story about how much more effective WFH is.
Who could forget seeing part of St Vitus Cathedral blow up? If you didn't see the film I recommend it.
March 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Who could forget seeing part of St Vitus Cathedral blow up? If you didn't see the film I recommend it.
He was also in The Brothers Bloom in 2008 which was partly shot in Prague.
March 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
He was also in The Brothers Bloom in 2008 which was partly shot in Prague.
Tell me you're from the US without saying you're from the US!
March 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Tell me you're from the US without saying you're from the US!
Cancel orders for armaments from US manufacturers for a start, since they come with strings and can be controlled by the US government. Then put in orders to European arms manufacturers instead.
March 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Cancel orders for armaments from US manufacturers for a start, since they come with strings and can be controlled by the US government. Then put in orders to European arms manufacturers instead.